Motion ride method and apparatus for illusion of teleportation

ABSTRACT

A method and apparatus for a motion ride for creating an illusion of teleportation on a multiple of passengers in a ride vehicle. Multiple embodiments of varying apparatus are presented for completing four steps of the method. Passengers observe motion of the passenger vehicle over several environments creating an anticipated location for a perceived final destination of the passenger vehicle following motion through an enclosing structure. The enclosing structure has motion distinct from motion of the passenger vehicle over a predetermined amount of time creating a separation between the actual final destination of the passenger vehicle and the perceived final destination anticipated by passengers. Revealing the actual final destination of the passenger vehicle to passengers creates the effect of the passenger vehicle appearing in a different and unanticipated location instantaneously. The effect can be used for complimenting a story-telling teleportation event of a motion ride.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The current invention relates to, but not exclusively, motion rides,dark rides, amusement park attractions, carnival illusions, and themedrides. The current invention also relates to methods and apparatus thataid in creating an illusion of teleportation.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The science fiction wonderment of human teleportation has captured theimaginations of millions for centuries. Some of the earliest writings onthe concept (for example, Aladdin from The Book of One Thousand and OneNights) provided the first spark for what has turned out to be a longand enduring interest over its technical possibility. Though earlyscientific studies of the concept offered no solutions, an array ofstage illusions fabricated by magicians were developed with great craftand enthusiasm to meet the demands of curious minds. Audiences weretreated to such illusions by magicians operating and utilizing trickdevices (for example, secret trapdoors or undisclosed identities oftwins) in order to manipulate viewers into believing that teleportationhad occurred right before their eyes. For years now, performing suchacts has been routinely accomplished with the aid of stage actors;however, creating the reverse illusion of convincing an audience thatthey themselves have been teleported has proved to be a much greaterchallenge. Furthermore, the landscape of popular audience entertainmentin the last century has shifted dramatically away from static auditoriumviewing to dynamic motion ride experiences.

Amusement park popularity has exploded over the last century. Earlyamusement rides, of these parks, explored uses of manufacturedbackground and foreground elements representing exotic locations like aprehistoric land of dinosaurs or the Moon and were often accompanied byvaried impulse motions for creating physical sensations of movement.These rides and their modern counterparts, however, assume the task ofcreating powerful scenery and vehicle accelerations for encouragingpassengers to imagine they are traveling to and then in these incredibleworlds. In effect, traditional methods and apparatus of modern amusementrides are limited in the full range of ride effects they can ultimatelycreate on passengers, especially in regards to themes of ride journeysof remarkable destinations and fantastic modes of transportation.Consequently, there are few technologies comparable to the currentinvention.

There is one technology known to the author of the current inventionthat claims to use a specific method of steps with apparatus to createan illusion of teleportation on a multiple of riders in a ride vehicle.This publication is U.S. Patent Application Publication 20130324271 byDaniel James Stoker. This publication discloses the use of Galileaninvariance for a unique four step method that upon completion of allsteps of the method with use of apparatus creates an illusion ofteleportation on a multiple of riders in a ride vehicle during a motionride for complimenting a ride theme presenting a teleportation event.The current invention also creates an illusion of teleportation on amultiple of passengers in a ride vehicle to complement a ride themepresenting a teleportation event; however, the mechanism foraccomplishing this effect is radically different in regards to theunderlying physics utilized. Most notably, the current invention doesnot use Galilean invariance as described in U.S. Patent ApplicationPublication 20130324271.

In regards to public technologies that do mention teleportation, suchpublications are not found within fields of motion rides or amusementpark attractions, with the exception of the above mentioned, but infields of video gaming in virtual space (for example, virtualteleportation), magician acts (for example, stage actor teleportation),and physics applications that contain elaborate detailing of scientificprinciples suggesting the possibility of teleportation by laws ofquantum mechanics (for example, quantum entanglement) or generalrelativity (for example, an Einstein-Rosen bridge).

OBJECTIVES & ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION

It was discussed previously that known traditional methods and apparatusof modern amusement rides are limited in the full range of ride effectsthey can ultimately create on passengers. These rides and their moderncounterparts assume the task of creating powerful scenery and vehicleaccelerations that encourage passengers to imagine they are traveling toand then in incredible worlds.

The departure from these modern approaches is a radically differentapproach, presented in the current invention, that moves away fromtrying to convince passengers that they are traveling to and then in anew destination but rather impart to them the experience that they havetraveled to a perceived but false final destination and then reveal tothem the actual final destination they have arrived to. With thepassengers so heavily invested in believing and anticipating thisperceived final destination of the passenger vehicle, from observedmotions of the ride vehicle during the motion ride, the suddenpresentation of the actual final destination of the passenger vehiclewill be almost unbelievable. Passengers will interpret the event as thepassenger vehicle being moved instantaneously from the perceived finaldestination to the actual final destination. This effect can easily beused for complimenting a story-telling element of a ride teleportationevent. U.S. patent Application Publication 20130324271 also uses aneffect of manipulating passengers into believing that they have arrivedto a perceived final destination and then reveals to passengers theiractual final destination. As stated previously, the underlying physicsfor accomplishing this is radically different between U.S. PatentApplication Publication 20130324271 and the current invention but themethod of the current invention is just as novel, effective, complex,and not obvious in its technology as the method of U.S. PatentApplication Publication 20130324271.

Any themed ride could be molded around the effect of the method of thecurrent invention with apparatus for complimenting a science fiction orfantasy teleportation event. This could achieve a story-telling effectof a teleportation event on a multiple of passengers on a motion rideand experiencing a ride theme unrelated or related to popular fictionteleportation as found in literature, television (for example, DoctorWho, Lost, Sliders, Star Trek, Stargate, The Twilight Zone, Wizards ofWaverly Place, and Battlestar Galactica), film (for example, Alice inWonderland, The Black Hole, The Fly, Terminator, Lost in Space, X-Men,Jumper, The Prestige, Timeline, The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy,Harry Potter, Monster's Inc., and Marvel's Avengers), and video gamingseries (for example, Mario Bros., Legend of Zelda, Call of Duty, SecondLife, The Sims, World of Warcraft, and Halo). It would be an entirelynew experience, relative to current rides in use today, for anyamusement ride enthusiast and for many may even be nearly impossible toexplain upon experiencing firsthand as the technical mechanisms behindthis effect are complex and not immediately apparent or obvious. It isexplained in subsequent sections how creating an illusion ofteleportation in the current invention relies on a four step method thatuses variably changing positions and velocities of motion ridestructures, relative to variably changing velocities and positions ofpassenger vehicles, for separating locations of perceived finaldestinations and actual final destinations of passenger vehicles whilemultiple passengers in the passenger vehicles move through motion rides.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The current invention is a four step method and apparatus for a motionride that creates an illusion of teleportation on a multiple ofpassengers in a passenger vehicle. Multiple embodiments of diverse typeand use of apparatus are presented for completing the four steps of themethod. The first step is moving a passenger vehicle carrying at leastone of a passenger by a first means through a primary environment, theprimary environment in the field of vision of least one of the passengerand the primary environment being an environment external to andsurrounding a secondary environment. The second step is moving thepassenger vehicle carrying least one of the passenger by the first meansout of the primary environment and into an opaque enclosing structure byaccess of at least one of multiple of an opaque movable door of theenclosing structure, the secondary environment being the environmentinside of the enclosing structure. The third step is moving theenclosing structure by a second means for a predetermined amount of timewith at least one of a predetermined structural velocity while thepassenger vehicle carrying least one of the passenger by the first meanshas at least one of a predetermined vehicular velocity not equal toleast one predetermined structural velocity during the predeterminedamount of time, the primary environment not in the field of vision ofleast one of the passenger and the secondary environment in the field ofvision of least one of the passenger. The fourth step is moving thepassenger vehicle carrying least one of the passenger by the first meansout of the secondary environment and into the primary environment byaccess of at least one of multiple of the movable door of the enclosingstructure, the primary environment in the field of vision of least oneof the passenger.

One of the strongest advantages of the current invention over any otherpublicly known technology is the unique and highly effective four stepmethod of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation on a multiple of passengers in a passenger vehicle. Thisis further indicated by a complete lack of finding of the four steps ofthe method of the current invention in any other public technologies todate. Such a lack of finding of these four steps of the method of thecurrent invention verifies that no other technology creates these samesynergistic effects resulting from the manner of use of thedifferentiated velocities and positions of passenger vehicles andenclosing structures with selectively hidden positions and velocities ofspecific environments and structures throughout the four steps of themethod as described in the multiple embodiments of the currentinvention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 2 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the second of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 3 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the third of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 4 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the fourth of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 5 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a secondembodiment of the current invention during the first of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 6 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a secondembodiment of the current invention during the second of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 7 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a secondembodiment of the current invention during the third of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 8 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a secondembodiment of the current invention during the fourth of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 9 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 10 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a thirdembodiment of the current invention during the second of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 11 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a thirdembodiment of the current invention during the third of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 12 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a thirdembodiment of the current invention during the fourth of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 13 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 14 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the second of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 15 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the third of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 16 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the fourth of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 17 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 18 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the second of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 19 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the third of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 20 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the fourth of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 21 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 22 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the second of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 23 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the beginning of the third of four stepsof the method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 24 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the end of the third of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 25 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the beginning of the fourth of foursteps of the method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 26 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the end of the fourth of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 27 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 28 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the second of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 29 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the third of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 30 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the fourth of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 31 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage one offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 32 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage two offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 33 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage three offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 34 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage four offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 35 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage five offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 36 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage six offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 37 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage seven offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 38 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage eight offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 39 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage nine offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 40 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage ten offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 41 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage eleven offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 42 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage twelve offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 43 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage thirteen offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 44 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage fourteen offourteen stages that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 45 is a visual representation of the relativistic and generallylinear path that riders experience while moving through a motion ridethat uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of the currentinvention for creating six separate effects of illusion of teleportationin succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulative illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 46 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride with an unloading andloading station that uses five apparatus of the first embodiment of thecurrent invention for creating six separate effects of illusion ofteleportation in succession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulativeillusion of teleportation.

FIG. 47 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride of a fourthembodiment of the current invention during the third of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation.

FIG. 48 is a side view of part of a motion ride of a fifth embodiment ofthe current invention during the third of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 49 is a side view of part of a motion ride of a sixth embodiment ofthe current invention during the third of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.

FIG. 50 shows the use of a platform motor for rotating a ride platform.

FIG. 51 shows the use of a platform motor for shifting a ride platform.

FIG. 52 is a flowchart of the four step method of the current inventionfor creating an illusion of teleportation, with supporting apparatus, ona multiple of passengers in a passenger vehicle moving through a motionride.

ELEMENTS AND DESCRIPTION

-   Table of Element Numbers, Element Characters, and Element    Descriptions-   Element Number/Character Element Description-   A Actual final destination-   P Perceived final destination-   K Apparatus of first embodiment-   301 Passenger vehicle-   303 Viewing screen-   305 Ride track-   307 Viewing panel-   309 Passenger-   311 Rotating platform-   313 Central axis-   315 Enclosing structure-   317 Primary environment-   319 Secondary environment-   321 Vehicular velocity-   323 Angular structural velocity-   325 Movable door-   327 Unloading and loading station-   329 Shifting platform structural velocity-   331 Suspended platform structural velocity-   333 Shifting platform-   335 Suspended platform-   337 Platform cable-   339 Platform rotating motor-   341 Rotating and suspended platform-   345 Platform shifting motor-   349 Ride FIG.-   401 First step of the method of the current invention-   403 Second step of the method of the current invention-   405 Third step of the method of the current invention-   407 Fourth step of the method of the current invention

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Some of the figures showing apparatus have a minor number of structuresbeing transparent so to allow viewing of other elements. The transparentstructures present for each embodiment of the current invention areidentified by parentheses following the first mention of the transparentelement and holding content of “transparent as shown.” This transparencyapplies to structures that enclose riders during the motion ride anddoors that act as access points for entering and exiting thesestructures that enclose riders. In the case of the doors, everything istransparent but the edges of the door that outline the boundaries andshape of the door. In the case of the structures that enclose riders,everything is transparent but the edges of the structure that outlinethe boundaries and shape of the structure. Objects in front of, orattached to, any of these transparent elements are not transparent. Itshould be noted that these transparent elements in the drawings are nottransparent in actual use of the current invention. Structures thatenclose riders in the third step of the method of the current invention,including doors, must be non-transparent to riders so that theenvironment outside of the structure that is enclosing riders cannot beseen. This also means that adequate lighting, or other methods ofillumination, must be present within the structure enclosing riders. Andwhile there is nearly an unlimited number of ways to illuminate a room,a few possibilities are addressed in FIGS. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,28, 29 and 30. The rest of the figures are focused primarily on themechanics of the four steps of the method and do not address lightingissues so as not to detract from understanding of the method.

Vectors of velocities of objects are identified as dashed lines withlead arrows. The lead arrow of a dashed line indicates the direction ofthe velocity vector. Structures that have boundaries with dashed linesand no lead arrows are structures that have moved as the result of atleast one velocity vector. It is believed that this presentation of thedrawings is the most effective manner for showing the essential methodof the current invention with varying apparatus used for six embodimentsof the current invention. In FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, and 46,apparatus for varying embodiments of the current invention are shownwithout riders in the vehicles so mechanical functioning of apparatusand steps of the method of the current invention can be primarilyanalyzed. Riders are included in FIGS. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 47, 48, and 49 for viewing ofriders and their experiences during motion rides.

FIG. 1 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation. Apassenger vehicle 301 is in a primary environment 317 and beginning tomove over a ride track 305 and into an enclosing structure 315 (shown astransparent). Passenger vehicle 301 has a vehicular velocity 321.Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of a tubular passageway thatconnects to a rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 hasmultiple of a movable door 325 (shown as transparent) on the ends of thetubular passageway shape. Multiple of movable door 325 can open andclose at edges of rotating platform 311 where ride track 305 connectsand disconnects to rotating platform 311 as a connecting anddisconnecting ride track. A secondary environment 319 is the environmentinside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317 is locatedexternal to secondary environment 319. Rotating platform 311 hascapability to rotate around a central axis 313. A perceived finaldestination P is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 are anticipating is their final destination based upon theirperceived motion through the motion ride. An actual final destination Ais identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actuallyarrive in contrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 2 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the second of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 has entered secondary environment 319 and ismoving over ride track 305 and through enclosing structure 315.Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321. Enclosing structure315 has the shape of a tubular passageway that connects to rotatingplatform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of movable door 325on the ends of the tubular passageway shape. Multiple of movable door325 can open and close at edges of rotating platform 311 where ridetrack 305 connects and disconnects to rotating platform 311 as aconnecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319 isthe environment inside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317is located external to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 thatpassenger vehicle 301 has passed through has closed to visuallyencapsulate passenger vehicle 301 inside enclosing structure 315.Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate around central axis 313.Perceived final destination P is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their final destination basedupon their perceived motion through the motion ride. Actual finaldestination A is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceived motion through themotion ride.

FIG. 3 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the third of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 is in secondary environment 319 and is moving override track 305 and through enclosing structure 315. Passenger vehicle301 has vehicular velocity 321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape ofa tubular passageway that connects to rotating platform 311 and ismoving with an angular structural velocity 323. Enclosing structure 315has multiple of movable door 325 on the ends of the tubular passagewayshape. Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges ofrotating platform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects torotating platform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track.Secondary environment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure315. Primary environment 317 is located external to secondaryenvironment 319. Movable door 325 that passenger vehicle 301 previouslypassed through is closed to visually encapsulate passenger vehicle 301inside enclosing structure 315. Rotating platform 311 has capability torotate around central axis 313 and is rotating around central axis 313with angular velocity 323. Perceived final destination P is identifiedas an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 are anticipating istheir final destination based upon their perceived motion through themotion ride. Actual final destination A is identified as an area whereriders of passenger vehicle 301 actually arrive in contrast to theirperceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG, 4 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the fourth of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 is leaving secondary environment 319 and is movingover ride track 305 and into primary environment 317. Passenger vehicle301 has vehicular velocity 321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape ofa tubular passageway that connects to rotating platform 311. Enclosingstructure 315 has multiple of movable door 325 on the ends of thetubular passageway shape. Multiple of movable door 325 can open andclose at edges of rotating platform 311 where ride track 305 connectsand disconnects to rotating platform 311 as a connecting anddisconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319 is the environmentinside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317 is locatedexternal to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 that passengervehicle 301 is passing through is open. Rotating platform 311 hascapability to rotate around central axis 313. Perceived finaldestination P is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 are anticipating is their fmal destination based upon theirperceived motion through the motion ride. Actual final destination A isidentified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actuallyarrive in contrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 5 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a secondembodiment of the current invention during the first of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation. A passenger vehicle 301 is in a primary environment 317and beginning to move over a ride track 305 and into an enclosingstructure 315 (shown as transparent). Passenger vehicle 301 has avehicular velocity 321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of a crosspassageway that connects to a rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure315 has multiple of a movable door 325 (shown as transparent) on theends of the cross passageway shape. Multiple of movable door 325 canopen and close at edges of rotating platform 311 where ride track 305connects and disconnects to rotating platform 311 as a connecting anddisconnecting ride track. A secondary environment 319 is the environmentinside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317 is locatedexternal to secondary environment 319. Rotating platform 311 hascapability to rotate around a central axis 313. A perceived finaldestination P is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 are anticipating is their final destination based upon theirperceived motion through the motion ride. An actual final destination Ais identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actuallyarrive in contrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 6 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a secondembodiment of the current invention during the second of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation. Passenger vehicle 301 has entered secondary environment319 and is moving over ride track 305 and through enclosing structure315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321. Enclosingstructure 315 has the shape of a cross passageway that connects torotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of movabledoor 325 on the ends of the cross passageway shape. Multiple of movabledoor 325 can open and close at edges of rotating platform 311 where ridetrack 305 connects and disconnects to rotating platform 311 as aconnecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319 isthe environment inside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317is located external to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 thatpassenger vehicle 301 has passed through has closed to visuallyencapsulate passenger vehicle 301 inside enclosing structure 315.Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate around central axis 313.Perceived final destination P is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their final destination basedupon their perceived motion through the motion ride. Actual finaldestination A is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceived motion through themotion ride.

FIG. 7 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a secondembodiment of the current invention during the third of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation. Passenger vehicle 301 is in secondary environment 319 andis moving over ride track 305 and through enclosing structure 315.Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321. Enclosing structure315 has the shape of a cross passageway that connects to rotatingplatform 311 and is moving with an angular structural velocity 323.Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of movable door 325 on the ends ofthe cross passageway shape. Multiple of movable door 325 can open andclose at edges of rotating platform 311 where ride track 305 connectsand disconnects to rotating platform 311 as a connecting anddisconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319 is the environmentinside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317 is locatedexternal to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 that passengervehicle 301 previously passed through is closed to visually encapsulatepassenger vehicle 301 inside enclosing structure 315. Rotating platform311 has capability to rotate around central axis 313 and is rotatingaround central axis 313 with angular velocity 323. Perceived finaldestination P is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 are anticipating is their final destination based upon theirperceived motion through the motion ride. Actual final destination A isidentified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actuallyarrive in contrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 8 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a secondembodiment of the current invention during the fourth of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation. Passenger vehicle 301 is leaving secondary environment319 and is moving over ride track 305 and into primary environment 317.Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321. Enclosing structure315 has the shape of a cross passageway that connects to rotatingplatform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of movable door 325on the ends of the cross passageway shape. Multiple of movable door 325can open and close at edges of rotating platform 311 where ride track305 connects and disconnects to rotating platform 311 as a connectingand disconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319 is theenvironment inside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317 islocated external to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 thatpassenger vehicle 301 is passing through is open. Rotating platform 311has capability to rotate around central axis 313. Perceived finaldestination P is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 are anticipating is their final destination based upon theirperceived motion through the motion ride. Actual final destination A isidentified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actuallyarrive in contrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 9 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation. Apassenger vehicle 301 is in a primary environment 317 and beginning tomove over a ride track 305 and into an enclosing structure 315 (shown astransparent). Passenger vehicle 301 has a vehicular velocity 321.Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of an elliptical passageway thatconnects to a rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 hasmultiple of a movable door 325 (shown as transparent) on the ends of theelliptical passageway shape. Multiple of movable door 325 can open andclose at edges of rotating platform 311 where ride track 305 connectsand disconnects to rotating platform 311 as a connecting anddisconnecting ride track. A secondary environment 319 is the environmentinside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317 is locatedexternal to secondary environment 319. Rotating platform 311 hascapability to rotate around a central axis 313. A perceived finaldestination P is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 are anticipating is their final destination based upon theirperceived motion through the motion ride. An actual final destination Ais identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actuallyarrive in contrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 10 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a thirdembodiment of the current invention during the second of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation. Passenger vehicle 301 has entered secondary environment319 and is moving over ride track 305 and through enclosing structure315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321. Enclosingstructure 315 has the shape of an elliptical passageway that connects torotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of movabledoor 325 on the ends of the elliptical passageway shape. Multiple ofmovable door 325 can open and close at edges of rotating platform 311where ride track 305 connects and disconnects to rotating platform 311as a connecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319is the environment inside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment317 is located external to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325that passenger vehicle 301 has passed through has closed to visuallyencapsulate passenger vehicle 301 inside enclosing structure 315.Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate around central axis 313.Perceived final destination P is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their final destination basedupon their perceived motion through the motion ride. Actual finaldestination A is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceived motion through themotion ride.

FIG. 11 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a thirdembodiment of the current invention during the third of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation. Passenger vehicle 301 is in secondary environment 319 andis moving over ride track 305 and through enclosing structure 315.Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321. Enclosing structure315 has the shape of an elliptical passageway that connects to rotatingplatform 311 and is moving with an angular structural velocity 323.Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of movable door 325 on the ends ofthe elliptical passageway shape. Multiple of movable door 325 can openand close at edges of rotating platform 311 where ride track 305connects and disconnects to rotating platform 311 as a connecting anddisconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319 is the environmentinside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317 is locatedexternal to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 that passengervehicle 301 previously passed through is closed to visually encapsulatepassenger vehicle 301 inside enclosing structure 315. Rotating platform311 has capability to rotate around central axis 313 and is rotatingaround central axis 313 with angular velocity 323. Perceived finaldestination P is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 are anticipating is their final destination based upon theirperceived motion through the motion ride. Actual final destination A isidentified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actuallyarrive in contrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 12 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride for a thirdembodiment of the current invention during the fourth of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation. Passenger vehicle 301 is leaving secondary environment319 over ride track 305 and is moving into primary environment 317.Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321. Enclosing structure315 has the shape of an elliptical passageway that connects to rotatingplatform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of movable door 325on the ends of the elliptical passageway shape. Multiple of movable door325 can open and close at edges of rotating platform 311 where ridetrack 305 connects and disconnects to rotating platform 311 as aconnecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319 isthe environment inside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317is located external to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 thatpassenger vehicle 301 is passing through is open. Rotating platform 311has capability to rotate around central axis 313. Perceived finaldestination P is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 are anticipating is their final destination based upon theirperceived motion through the motion ride. Actual final destination A isidentified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actuallyarrive in contrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 13 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 is in primary environment 317 carrying multiple ofa passenger 309 over ride track 305 and beginning to move into enclosingstructure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321.Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of an elliptical passageway thatconnects to rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multipleof movable door 325 on the ends of the elliptical passageway shape.Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges of rotatingplatform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects to rotatingplatform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondaryenvironment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure 315.Primary environment 317 is located external to secondary environment319. Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate around central axis313. Perceived final destination P is identified as an area where ridersof passenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their final destinationbased upon their perceived motion through the motion ride. Actual finaldestination A is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceived motion through themotion ride.

FIG. 14 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the second of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 has entered secondary environment 319 and iscarrying multiple of passenger 309 over ride track 305 and throughenclosing structure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of an elliptical passagewaythat connects to rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 hasmultiple of movable door 325 on the ends of the elliptical passagewayshape. Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges ofrotating platform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects torotating platform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track.Secondary environment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure315. Primary environment 317 is located external to secondaryenvironment 319. Movable door 325 that passenger vehicle 301 has passedthrough has closed to visually encapsulate passenger vehicle 301 insideenclosing structure 315. Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotatearound central axis 313. Perceived final destination P is identified asan area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is theirfmal destination based upon their perceived motion through the motionride. Actual fmal destination A is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceivedmotion through the motion ride.

FIG. 15 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the third of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 is in secondary environment 319 and is carryingmultiple of passenger 309 over ride track 305 and through enclosingstructure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321.Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of an elliptical passageway thatconnects to rotating platform 311 and is moving with angular structuralvelocity 323. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of movable door 325on the ends of the elliptical passageway shape. Multiple of movable door325 can open and close at edges of rotating platform 311 where ridetrack 305 connects and disconnects to rotating platform 311 as aconnecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319 isthe environment inside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317is located external to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 thatpassenger vehicle 301 previously passed through is closed to visuallyencapsulate passenger vehicle 301 inside enclosing structure 315.Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate around central axis 313and is rotating around central axis 313 with angular velocity 323.Perceived final destination P is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their final destination basedupon their perceived motion through the motion ride. Actual finaldestination A is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceived motion through themotion ride.

FIG. 16 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the fourth of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 is leaving secondary environment 319 over ridetrack 305 and is carrying multiple of passenger 309 into primaryenvironment 317.

Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321. Enclosing structure315 has the shape of an elliptical passageway that connects to rotatingplatform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of movable door 325on the ends of the elliptical passageway shape. Multiple of movable door325 can open and close at edges of rotating platform 311 where ridetrack 305 connects and disconnects to rotating platform 311 as aconnecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319 isthe environment inside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317is located external to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 thatpassenger vehicle 301 is passing through is open. Rotating platform 311has capability to rotate around central axis 313. Perceived finaldestination P is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 are anticipating is their final destination based upon theirperceived motion through the motion ride. Actual final destination A isidentified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actuallyarrive in contrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 17 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 is in primary environment 317 carrying multiple ofa passenger 309 and beginning to move over ride track 305 and intoenclosing structure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of a tubular passageway thatconnects to rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multipleof movable door 325 on the ends of the tubular passageway shape.Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges of rotatingplatform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects to rotatingplatform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondaryenvironment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure 315.Primary environment 317 is located external to secondary environment319. Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate around central axis313. Perceived final destination P is identified as an area where ridersof passenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their final destinationbased upon their perceived motion through the motion ride. Actual finaldestination A is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceived motion through themotion ride.

FIG. 18 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the second of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 carrying multiple of passenger 309 has enteredsecondary environment 319 and is moving over ride track 305 and throughenclosing structure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of a tubular passageway thatconnects to rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multipleof movable door 325 on the ends of the tubular passageway shape.Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges of rotatingplatform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects to rotatingplatform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondaryenvironment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure 315.Primary environment 317 is located external to secondary environment319. Movable door 325 that passenger vehicle 301 has passed through hasclosed to visually encapsulate passenger vehicle 301 inside enclosingstructure 315. Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate aroundcentral axis 313. Perceived final destination P is identified as an areawhere riders of passenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their finaldestination based upon their perceived motion through the motion ride.Actual final destination A is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceivedmotion through the motion ride.

FIG. 19 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the third of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 carrying multiple of passenger 309 is in secondaryenvironment 319 and is moving over ride track 305 and through enclosingstructure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321.Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of a tubular passageway thatconnects to rotating platform 311 and is moving with angular structuralvelocity 323. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of movable door 325on the ends of the tubular passageway shape. Multiple of movable door325 can open and close at edges of rotating platform 311 where ridetrack 305 connects and disconnects to rotating platform 311 as aconnecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319 isthe environment inside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317is located external to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 thatpassenger vehicle 301 previously passed through is closed to visuallyencapsulate passenger vehicle 301 inside enclosing structure 315.Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate around central axis 313and is rotating around central axis 313 with angular velocity 323.Perceived fmal destination P is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their fmal destination basedupon their perceived motion through the motion ride. Actual fmaldestination A is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceived motion through themotion ride.

FIG. 20 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the fourth of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 carrying multiple of passenger 309 is leavingsecondary environment 319 and is moving over ride track 305 and intoprimary environment 317. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of a tubular passageway thatconnects to rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multipleof movable door 325 on the ends of the tubular passageway shape.Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges of rotatingplatform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects to rotatingplatform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondaryenvironment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure 315.Primary environment 317 is located external to secondary environment319. Movable door 325 that passenger vehicle 301 is passing through isopen. Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate around central axis313. Perceived final destination P is identified as an area where ridersof passenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their final destinationbased upon their perceived motion through the motion ride. Actual finaldestination A is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceived motion through themotion ride.

FIG. 21 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 is in primary environment 317 carrying multiple ofpassenger 309 over ride track 305 and beginning to move into enclosingstructure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321.Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of an elliptical passageway thatconnects to rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multipleof movable door 325 on the ends of the elliptical passageway shape.Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges of rotatingplatform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects to rotatingplatform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondaryenvironment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure 315.Primary environment 317 is located external to secondary environment319. Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate around central axis313. The motion ride has a ride theme of traveling through space on afuturistic spaceship. Multiple of passenger 309 is located inside ofpart of primary environment 317 of a spaceship corridor and preparing toenter secondary environment 319 of a spaceship bridge room. A viewingscreen 303 presents a ride movie corresponding to the futuristicspaceship theme. Perceived final destination P is identified as an areawhere riders of passenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their finaldestination based upon their perceived motion through the motion ride.Actual final destination A is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceivedmotion through the motion ride.

FIG. 22 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the second of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 carrying multiple of passenger 309 has enteredsecondary environment 319 and is moving over ride track 305 and throughenclosing structure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of an elliptical passagewaythat connects to rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 hasmultiple of movable door 325 on the ends of the elliptical passagewayshape. Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges ofrotating platform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects torotating platform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track.Secondary environment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure315. Primary environment 317 is located external to secondaryenvironment 319. Movable door 325 that passenger vehicle 301 has passedthrough has closed to visually encapsulate passenger vehicle 301 insideenclosing structure 315. Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotatearound central axis 313. The motion ride has a ride theme of travelingthrough space on a futuristic spaceship. Multiple of passenger 309 hasleft part of primary environment 317 of a spaceship corridor and hasentered secondary environment 319 of a bridge room. Viewing screen 303presents a ride movie corresponding to the futuristic spaceship theme.Perceived final destination P is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their final destination basedupon their perceived motion through the motion ride. Actual finaldestination A is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceived motion through themotion ride.

FIG. 23 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the beginning of the third of four stepsof the method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation. Passenger vehicle 301 carrying multiple of passenger 309is in secondary environment 319 and is moving over ride track 305 andthrough enclosing structure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicularvelocity 321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of an ellipticalpassageway that connects to rotating platform 311 and is moving withangular structural velocity 323. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple ofmovable door 325 on the ends of the elliptical passageway shape.Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges of rotatingplatform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects to rotatingplatform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondaryenvironment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure 315.Primary environment 317 is located external to secondary environment319. Movable door 325 that passenger vehicle 301 previously passedthrough is closed to visually encapsulate passenger vehicle 301 insideenclosing structure 315. Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotatearound central axis 313 and is rotating around central axis 313 withangular velocity 323. The motion ride has a ride theme of travelingthrough space on a futuristic spaceship. Multiple of passenger 309 ismoving through secondary environment 319 of a bridge room. Viewingscreen 303 presents a ride movie corresponding to the futuristicspaceship theme. Multiple of a ride FIG. 349 appears in secondaryenvironment 319 of a bridge room presenting ride theme elements ofdanger, conflict, and suspense. Multiple of ride FIG. 349 can bemultiple of an animated robotic figure, virtual image figure, other typeof figure, or combination of different types of figures. Multiple ofride FIG. 349 prevents multiple of passenger 309 from returning alongthe path they have been traveling on during the motion ride in order toreturn to their original location. This conflict creates the need forthe teleportation event. Perceived final destination P is identified asan area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is theirfinal destination based upon their perceived motion through the motionride. Actual final destination A is identified as an area where ridersof passenger vehicle 301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceivedmotion through the motion ride.

FIG. 24 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the end of the third of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation. Passenger vehicle 301 carrying multiple of passenger 309is in secondary environment 319 and is moving over ride track 305 andthrough enclosing structure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicularvelocity 321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of an ellipticalpassageway that connects to rotating platform 311 and is moving withangular structural velocity 323. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple ofmovable door 325 on the ends of the elliptical passageway shape.Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges of rotatingplatform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects to rotatingplatform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondaryenvironment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure 315.Primary environment 317 is located external to secondary environment319. Movable door 325 that passenger vehicle 301 previously passedthrough is closed to visually encapsulate passenger vehicle 301 insideenclosing structure 315. Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotatearound central axis 313 and is rotating around central axis 313 withangular velocity 323. The motion ride has a ride theme of travelingthrough space on a futuristic spaceship. Multiple of passenger 309 ismoving through secondary environment 319 of a bridge room. Viewingscreen 303 presents a ride movie corresponding to the futuristicspaceship theme with a ride journey presenting a conflict related to thepresence of multiple of ride FIG. 349 that multiple of passenger 309must escape from. Perceived final destination P is identified as an areawhere riders of passenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their finaldestination based upon their perceived motion through the motion ride.Actual final destination A is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceivedmotion through the motion ride.

FIG. 25 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the beginning of the fourth of foursteps of the method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation. Passenger vehicle 301 carrying multiple of passenger 309is leaving secondary environment 319 over ride track 305 and is movinginto part of primary environment 317 of a spaceship corridor. Passengervehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321. Enclosing structure 315 has theshape of an elliptical passageway that connects to rotating platform311. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of movable door 325 on theends of the elliptical passageway shape. Multiple of movable door 325can open and close at edges of rotating platform 311 where ride track305 connects and disconnects to rotating platform 311 as a connectingand disconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319 is theenvironment inside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317 islocated external to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 thatpassenger vehicle 301 is passing through is open. Rotating platform 311has capability to rotate around central axis 313. Multiple of passenger309 has moved into part of primary environment 317 of a spaceshipcorridor for continuing a ride journey presenting a conflict related tomultiple of ride FIG. 349 that multiple of passenger 309 must escapefrom. With the lights dimmed in part of primary environment 317 of aspaceship corridor, multiple of passenger 309 is unaware that passengervehicle 301 has returned to part of primary environment 317 of aspaceship corridor as multiple of passenger 309 has perceived onlymoving in a generally linear direction away from part of primaryenvironment 317 of a spaceship corridor since the start of the motionride through secondary environment 319. Perceived final destination P isidentified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 areanticipating is their final destination based upon their perceivedmotion through the motion ride. Actual final destination A is identifiedas an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actually arrive incontrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 26 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a third embodimentof the current invention during the end of the fourth of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation. Passenger vehicle 301 carrying multiple of passenger 309is leaving secondary environment 319 over ride track 305 and is movinginto primary environment 317. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicularvelocity 321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of an ellipticalpassageway that connects to rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure315 has multiple of movable door 325 on the ends of the ellipticalpassageway shape. Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close atedges of rotating platform 311 where ride track 305 connects anddisconnects to rotating platform 311 as a connecting and disconnectingride track. Secondary environment 319 is the environment insideenclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317 is located external tosecondary environment 319. Movable door 325 that passenger vehicle 301is passing through is open. Rotating platform 311 has capability torotate around central axis 313. Multiple of passenger 309 has moved intoprimary environment 317 of a spaceship corridor continuing a ridejourney presenting a conflict that multiple of passenger 309 must escapefrom. Multiple of passenger 309 is presented with a ride theme of ateleportation event (for example, being “beamed up”) to avoid going backthrough the bridge room of the futuristic spaceship (which is invaded byintruders as one possible conflict that arose from the theme of the ridejourney). The lights are gradually brought up with other allowedpossibilities of complimentary effects (for example, sound effects andmotion effects) to reveal part of primary environment 317 of a spaceshipcorridor that multiple of passenger 309 has returned to. Perceived finaldestination P is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 are anticipating is their final destination based upon theirperceived motion through the motion ride. Actual final destination A isidentified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actuallyarrive in contrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 27 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 carrying multiple of passenger 309 is in primaryenvironment 317 and beginning to move over ride track 305 and intoenclosing structure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of a tubular passageway thatconnects to rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multipleof movable door 325 on the ends of the tubular passageway shape.Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges of rotatingplatform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects to rotatingplatform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondaryenvironment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure 315.Primary environment 317 is located external to secondary environment319. Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate around central axis313. Multiple of passenger 309 is located inside part of primaryenvironment 317 of a ride corridor and preparing to enter secondaryenvironment 319 of a teleportation portal. Multiple of a viewing panel307 is viewable by multiple of passenger 309 inside enclosing structure315. Perceived final destination P is identified as an area where ridersof passenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their final destinationbased upon their perceived motion through the motion ride. Actual finaldestination A is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceived motion through themotion ride.

FIG. 28 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the second of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 carrying multiple of passenger 309 has enteredsecondary environment 319 and is moving over ride track 305 and throughenclosing structure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of a tubular passageway thatconnects to rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multipleof movable door 325 on the ends of the tubular passageway shape.Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges of rotatingplatform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects to rotatingplatform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondaryenvironment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure 315.Primary environment 317 is located external to secondary environment319. Movable door 325 that passenger vehicle 301 has passed through hasclosed to visually encapsulate passenger vehicle 301 inside enclosingstructure 315. Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate aroundcentral axis 313. Multiple of passenger 309 has moved from part ofprimary environment 317 of a ride corridor to secondary environment 319of a teleportation portal. Multiple of viewing panel 307 presents a ridemovie corresponding to the ride theme of a teleportation event.Perceived final destination P is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their final destination basedupon their perceived motion through the motion ride. Actual finaldestination A is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceived motion through themotion ride.

FIG. 29 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the third of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 carrying multiple of passenger 309 is in secondaryenvironment 319 and is moving over ride track 305 and through enclosingstructure 315. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity 321.Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of a tubular passageway thatconnects to rotating platform 311 and is moving with angular structuralvelocity 323. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of movable door 325on the ends of the tubular passageway shape. Multiple of movable door325 can open and close at edges of rotating platform 311 where ridetrack 305 connects and disconnects to rotating platform 311 as aconnecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondary environment 319 isthe environment inside enclosing structure 315. Primary environment 317is located external to secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 thatpassenger vehicle 301 previously passed through is closed to visuallyencapsulate passenger vehicle 301 inside enclosing structure 315.Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate around central axis 313and is rotating around central axis 313 with angular velocity 323.Multiple of passenger 309 is inside secondary environment 319 of ateleportation portal. Multiple of viewing panel 307 presents a ridemovie corresponding to the continuing ride theme of a teleportationevent. For example, multiple of viewing panel 307 can present video andaudio for simulating a fantasy event of moving passengersinstantaneously from one location to another location in space-time by awizard's spell (for example, wizard spells for teleportation used infilms like “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” and “Harry Potter and the Gobletof Fire” where the devices creating teleportation events are the“bedknob” and “goblet”, respectively). These are important examplesbecause even though both fictional sources utilize a series of wizardspells including transforming humans into animals and animatinginanimate objects with life qualities for purposes such as fighting in awar, it is the teleportation spells that are the most exciting spellsand are critical for presenting some of the most important developmentsin these stories (as apparent from their film titles). Perceived finaldestination P is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 are anticipating is their final destination based upon theirperceived motion through the motion ride. Actual final destination A isidentified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actuallyarrive in contrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 30 is a side view of part of a motion ride for a first embodimentof the current invention during the fourth of four steps of the methodof the current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation.Passenger vehicle 301 carrying multiple of passenger 309 is leavingsecondary environment 319 and is moving over ride track 305 and intoprimary environment 317. Passenger vehicle 301 has vehicular velocity321. Enclosing structure 315 has the shape of a tubular passageway thatconnects to rotating platform 311. Enclosing structure 315 has multipleof movable door 325 on the ends of the tubular passageway shape.Multiple of movable door 325 can open and close at edges of rotatingplatform 311 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects to rotatingplatform 311 as a connecting and disconnecting ride track. Secondaryenvironment 319 is the environment inside enclosing structure 315.Primary environment 317 is located external to secondary environment319. Movable door 325 that passenger vehicle 301 is passing through isopen. Rotating platform 311 has capability to rotate around central axis313. Multiple of passenger 309 has moved from secondary environment 319of a teleportation portal to primary environment 317 of a ride corridor.Multiple of viewing panel 307 is housed within enclosing structure 315.Multiple of passenger 309 has viewed relative motion as being generallyliner throughout all four steps of the method of the current inventionyet arrives back to primary environment 317 moving in a direction thatis ninety degrees angularly displaced from the original direction ofmotion of passenger vehicle 301 prior to entering into enclosingstructure 315. The method would obviously compliment any shift indegrees from this original direction of motion of passenger vehicle 301(for example, 120 degrees, 47 degrees, 180 degrees, and others). Thedifference in perceived direction and actual direction of motion ofpassenger vehicle 301 further aids other effects for creating anillusion of teleportation in the current invention by separation ofperceived final destination P and actual final destination A ofpassenger vehicle 301. Perceived final destination P is identified as anarea where riders of passenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is theirfinal destination based upon their perceived motion through the motionride. Actual final destination A is identified as an area where ridersof passenger vehicle 301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceivedmotion through the motion ride.

An act of using the current invention can be accomplished once to createan illusion of teleportation on passengers of a themed teleportationride or it can be used repetitively for an accumulated effect ofillusion of teleportation. In FIGS. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39,40, 41, 42, 43, 44, and 46, multiple of an apparatus of first embodimentK of the current invention with at least one execution of the method ofthe current invention for each multiple of apparatus of first embodimentK are used in succession. It should be observed that steps of the methodof the current invention for each apparatus of first embodiment K areoverlapped as environments are defined relative to each respectiveapparatus with execution of the method of the current invention. For themotion ride described in FIGS. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,41, 42, 43, 44, and 46, five apparatus of first embodiment K are createdwith varying sizes and orientations relative to each other. In thismotion ride, passenger vehicle 301 can enter the first of apparatus offirst embodiment K by moving from primary environment 317 into secondaryenvironment 319 of first of apparatus of first embodiment K. Uponcompleting the method of the current invention for this first ofapparatus of first embodiment K, passenger vehicle 301 can be leavingthis first of apparatus of first embodiment K and entering the second ofapparatus of first embodiment K. The relative environments between thisfirst of apparatus of first embodiment K and second of apparatus offirst embodiment K are different. Primary environment 317 for this firstof apparatus of first embodiment K in step four of the method of thecurrent invention for this first of apparatus of first embodiment of Kis secondary environment 319 for this second of apparatus of firstembodiment K in step one of the method of the current invention for thissecond of apparatus of first embodiment K. It should be noted that anystructure identified as apparatus of first embodiment K corresponds tohaving elements as described for the first embodiment of the currentinvention in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4. Therefore, only essential elements tounderstanding how these multiple apparatus of first embodiment Kfunction together to create a cumulative illusion of teleportation willbe analyzed in the following of FIGS. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, and 46.

In FIGS. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, and 46,it can be seen that execution of the method of the current inventionoccurs six times for five apparatus of first embodiment K. This occursbecause first of apparatus of first embodiment K serves as both thefirst execution of the method of the current invention and the sixthexecution of the method of the current invention for this motion ride.Therefore, primary environment 317 is the same for the first step of themethod of the first execution of the method of the current invention andthe fourth step of the method of the sixth execution of the method ofthe current invention, resulting in a cumulative illusion ofteleportation. The result of these multiple executions of the method ofthe current invention is a ride experience in which motion through allapparatus of first embodiment K is relatively viewed as generally linearmotion through several passageways. In other words, riders on thismotion ride visually experience motion in a generally linear path withpassage through several doors with the surprising effect of the firstand last door being the same. Such an experience is completelyunintuitive. It would be the same effect as walking out of an airplanecockpit, walking down the aisle and through the several dividers only tofind at the end of the plane the exact same cockpit that was initiallyexited from. It is apparent that the current invention creates apowerful and intense ride effect by manipulating riders into believingthey are in a location that they are actually physically far from, basedon their perceived motion through the motion ride, and then revealing toriders their true physical location. Size of each and total number ofapparatus of first embodiment K can vary but the current arrangement, asshown in FIGS. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44,and 46, is designed to compliment a ride theme of portal doors used fora ride journey of experiencing a ride event of teleporting instantlyfrom one place in space-time to another (for example, the portals usedin films like “Harry Potter”, “Iron”, “Monster's Inc.”, and “Marvel'sAvengers”). The following sections describe the details of the fourteenstages of motion that are executed for six uses of the current inventionby five apparatus of first embodiment K.

FIG. 31 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage one offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. The first of apparatusof first embodiment K is smaller because it acts as a switch structureallowing multiple of passenger vehicle 301 to enter and exit through thesame access point of the first of apparatus of first embodiment K.Passenger vehicle 301 is beginning to enter the first of apparatus offirst embodiment K as it is in the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for the first of apparatus of first embodiment K.Segments of ride track 305 for moving into, through, and out of eachfive apparatus of first embodiment K can be seen.

FIG. 32 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage two offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301has entered the first of apparatus of first embodiment K and is visuallyenclosed from the environment external to the first of apparatus offirst embodiment K as it is in the second of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for the first of apparatus of first embodiment K.Segments of ride track 305 for moving into, through, and out of eachfive apparatus of first embodiment K can be seen.

FIG. 33 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage three offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301is in the end of the third of four steps of the method of the currentinvention for the first of apparatus of first embodiment K whichcorresponds to the beginning of the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for the second of apparatus of first embodiment K.Segments of ride track 305 for moving into, through, and out of eachfive apparatus of first embodiment K can be seen.

FIG. 34 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage four offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301is in the fourth of four steps of the method of the current inventionfor the first of apparatus of first embodiment K which corresponds tothe second of four steps of the method of the current invention for thesecond of apparatus of first embodiment K. Segments of ride track 305for moving into, through, and out of each five apparatus of firstembodiment K can be seen.

FIG. 35 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage five offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301is in the end of the third of four steps of the method of the currentinvention for the second of apparatus of first embodiment K whichcorresponds to the beginning of the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for the third of apparatus of first embodiment K.Segments of ride track 305 for moving into, through, and out of eachfive apparatus of first embodiment K can be seen.

FIG. 36 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage six offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301is in the fourth of four steps of the method of the current inventionfor the second of apparatus of first embodiment K which corresponds tothe second of four steps of the method of the current invention for thethird of apparatus of first embodiment K. Segments of ride track 305 formoving into, through, and out of each five apparatus of first embodimentK can be seen.

FIG. 37 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage seven offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301is in the end of the third of four steps of the method of the currentinvention for the third of apparatus of first embodiment K whichcorresponds to the beginning of the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for the fourth of apparatus of first embodiment K.Segments of ride track 305 for moving into, through, and out of eachfive apparatus of first embodiment K can be seen.

FIG. 38 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage eight offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301is in the fourth of four steps of the method of the current inventionfor the third of apparatus of first embodiment K which corresponds tothe second of four steps of the method of the current invention for thefourth of apparatus of first embodiment K. Segments of ride track 305for moving into, through, and out of each five apparatus of firstembodiment K can be seen.

FIG. 39 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage nine offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301is in the end of the third of four steps of the method of the currentinvention for the fourth of apparatus of first embodiment K whichcorresponds to the beginning of the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for the fifth of apparatus of first embodiment K.Segments of ride track 305 for moving into, through, and out of eachfive apparatus of first embodiment K can be seen.

FIG. 40 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage ten offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301is in the fourth of four steps of the method of the current inventionfor the fourth of apparatus of first embodiment K which corresponds tothe second of four steps of the method of the current invention for thefifth of apparatus of first embodiment K. Segments of ride track 305 formoving into, through, and out of each five apparatus of first embodimentK can be seen.

FIG. 41 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage eleven offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301is in the end of the third of four steps of the method of the currentinvention for the fifth of apparatus of first embodiment K whichcorresponds to the beginning of the first of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for the second use of the first of apparatus offirst embodiment K. Segments of ride track 305 for moving into, through,and out of each five apparatus of first embodiment K can be seen.

FIG. 42 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage twelve offourteen stages passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus of firstembodiment K of the current invention for creating six separate effectsof illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a total effectof a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301 is inthe fourth of four steps of the method of the current invention for thefifth of apparatus of first embodiment K which corresponds to the secondof four steps of the method of the current invention for the second useof the first of apparatus of first embodiment K. Segments of ride track305 for moving into, through, and out of each five apparatus of firstembodiment K can be seen.

FIG. 43 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage thirteen offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301is in the third of four steps of the method of the current invention forthe second use of the first of apparatus of first embodiment K. Segmentsof ride track 305 for moving into, through, and out of each fiveapparatus of first embodiment K can be seen.

FIG. 44 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride in stage fourteen offourteen stages for passenger vehicle 301 that uses five apparatus offirst embodiment K of the current invention for creating six separateeffects of illusion of teleportation in succession, resulting in a totaleffect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation. Passenger vehicle 301is in the fourth of four steps of the method of the current inventionfor the second use of the first of apparatus of first embodiment K.Segments of ride track 305 for moving into, through, and out of eachfive apparatus of first embodiment K can be seen. This last stagecompletes the total effect of a cumulative illusion of teleportation bythe six executions of the method of the current invention by fiveapparatus of first embodiment K. The result is an exciting journey whereeach of the five apparatus of the first embodiment K can be used tohouse an array of motion ride elements (for example, screen projections,robotic figures, and other common ride structures and devices) tocompliment a complete motion ride with a highly effective cumulativeillusion of a teleportation event. The intensity of this effect onriders of the motion ride is discussed in the following section.

FIG. 45 is a visual representation of the generally linear path thatriders experience while moving through a motion ride that uses fiveapparatus of first embodiment K of the current invention for creatingsix separate effects of illusion of teleportation in succession, asshown in FIGS. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and44, resulting in a total effect of a cumulative illusion ofteleportation. It is immediately apparent that the long linear distancethat riders relatively experience is twice the length of the longestside of the collective arrangement of the five apparatus of firstembodiment K. This further highlights the intensity of effects of thecurrent invention for manipulating the ride experience of riders.Furthermore, the current invention not only accomplishes this noveleffect of creating the illusion of teleportation but can also perform itin a space-conserving manner. It should be noted that the top and bottomportions of FIG. 45 correspond to the same physical access point of themotion ride that serves as both the first entrance and final exit of themotion ride as shown in FIGS. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,41, 42, 43, and 44. Such an effect on riders to move in a generallylinear direction and then to experience going through the same door atthe end of the ride as the door they came through from the front of theride would be shocking and would leave riders in a state of wondermentas the complex mechanisms behind this effect, as described above, wouldbe neither easily or immediately understood.

FIG. 46 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride with an unloading andloading station 327 that uses five apparatus of first embodiment K ofthe current invention along with the method of the current invention forcreating six separate effects of illusion of teleportation insuccession, resulting in a total effect of a cumulative illusion ofteleportation as that shown previously for each of the fourteen stagesof this motion ride in FIGS. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,42, 43, and 44. Multiple of passenger vehicle 301 can be seen movingover segments of ride track 305 that extend into, through, and out ofall five apparatus of first embodiment K with connecting anddisconnecting ride track portions.

The first, second, and fourth of four steps of the method of the currentinvention are generally the same, but with minor existing differences,if comparisons are bring made across all embodiments of the currentinvention; however, the third of four steps of the method of the currentinvention is the most novel of the steps and where most of the variancebetween embodiments can be found. This variance is not so great as tofall outside the claims of the current invention for any of theembodiments but is enough to be able to discern between them. Forexample, the size, shape, and motion of the structure that enclosesriders in the third of four steps of the method of the current inventioncan vary and still adhere to the claims of the current invention. In thefirst embodiment, second embodiment, and third embodiment of the currentinvention the size and shape of this structure that encloses ridersvaried among shapes of a passageway of a tubular shape, a cross shape,and an elliptical shape, respectively. The variance in the fourth,fifth, and sixth embodiments of the current invention are more relatedto the manner in which the structure that encloses riders is moved. Forexample, instead of using a platform that rotates as in the firstembodiment, second embodiment, and third embodiment of the currentinvention, the fourth embodiment and fifth embodiment of the currentinvention use platforms that are horizontally shifted and verticallyshifted, respectively. The sixth embodiment of the current inventionuses a combination of both vertical shifting and rotation of theplatform. These differences are explored in FIGS. 47, 48, and 49. Itshould be noted that no one embodiment is universally preferred overanother and choice of one embodiment over another would vary betweenusers. In other words, the choice of an embodiment of the currentinvention, or equivalent use of the current invention, would depend onthe needs of the user and ride system targeted for creating an illusionof a teleportation event on riders of a motion ride for that particularride system.

FIG. 47 is an aerial view of part of a motion ride of a fourthembodiment of the current invention during the third of four steps ofthe method of the current invention for creating an illusion ofteleportation. As described previously, the first step, second step, andfourth step of the four steps of the method of the current invention aregenerally the same, but with minor existing differences, across allembodiments. The most varied step in the four steps of the method of thecurrent invention is the third step. Like all embodiments of the currentinvention, the third of four steps of the method of the fourthembodiment meets the requirements of the claims of the currentinvention. Unlike other embodiments, however, the fourth embodimentcreates horizontal displacement of a platform in the third step of themethod as seen in FIG. 47 by a shifting platform 333 that is moving fromleft to right with a shifting platform structural velocity 329 while apassenger vehicle 301 is moving perpendicular to shifting platform 333.Passenger vehicle 301 is carrying a passenger 309 and moving with avehicular velocity 321. A primary environment 317 is external to asecondary environment 319. Secondary environment 319 is the environmentenclosed by an enclosing structure 315 (shown as transparent). Enclosingstructure 315 is attached on top of shifting platform 333 and thereforemoves with shifting platform 333. Passenger vehicle 301 moves along aride track 305 that is a connecting and disconnecting ride track.Multiple of a movable door 325 (shown as transparent) can be seen onopposing sides of enclosing structure 315. Multiple of movable door 325can allow access of passenger vehicle 301 into and out of enclosingstructure 315. Each of multiple of movable door 325 is closed during thethird of four steps of the current method for visually encapsulatingpassenger 309 inside enclosing structure 315. A perceived finaldestination P is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 are anticipating is their final destination based upon theirperceived motion through the motion ride. An actual final destination Ais identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle 301 actuallyarrive in contrast to their perceived motion through the motion ride.

FIG. 48 is a side view of part of a motion ride of a fifth embodiment ofthe current invention during the third of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation. Asdescribed previously, the first step, second step, and fourth step ofthe four steps of the method of the current invention are generally thesame, but with minor existing differences, across all embodiments. Themost varied step in the four steps of the method of the currentinvention is the third step. Like all embodiments of the currentinvention, the third of four steps of the method of the fifth embodimentmeets the requirements of the claims of the current invention. Unlikeother embodiments, however, the fifth embodiment creates verticaldisplacement of a platform in the third step of the method as seen inFIG. 48 by a suspended platform 335 that is moving up with a suspendedplatform structural velocity 331 while a passenger vehicle 301 is movingperpendicular to suspended platform 335. Passenger vehicle 301 iscarrying a passenger 309 and moving with a vehicular velocity 321. Aprimary environment 317 is external to a secondary environment 319.Secondary environment 319 is the environment enclosed by an enclosingstructure 315 (shown as transparent). Enclosing structure 315 isattached on top of suspended platform 335 and therefore moves withsuspended platform 335. Passenger vehicle 301 moves along a ride track305 that is a connecting and disconnecting ride track. Multiple of amovable door 325 (shown as transparent) can be seen on opposing sides ofenclosing structure 315. Multiple of movable door 325 can allow accessof passenger vehicle 301 into and out of enclosing structure 315. Eachof multiple of movable door 325 is closed during the third of four stepsof the current method for visually encapsulating passenger 309 insideenclosing structure 315. Multiple of a platform cable 337 are attachedto suspended platform 335 and aid in lifting suspended platform 335. Aperceived final destination P is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their final destination basedupon their perceived motion through the motion ride. An actual finaldestination A is identified as an area where riders of passenger vehicle301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceived motion through themotion ride.

FIG. 49 is a side view of part of a motion ride of a sixth embodiment ofthe current invention during the third of four steps of the method ofthe current invention for creating an illusion of teleportation. Asdescribed previously, the first step, second step, and fourth step ofthe four steps of the method of the current invention are generally thesame, but with minor existing differences, across all embodiments. Themost varied step in the four steps of the method of the currentinvention is the third step. Like all embodiments of the currentinvention, the third of four steps of the method for the sixthembodiment meets the requirements of the claims of the currentinvention. Unlike other embodiments, however, the sixth embodimentcreates horizontal and vertical displacement of a platform in the thirdstep of the method as seen in FIG. 49 by using a rotating and suspendedplatform 341.

In FIG. 49, rotating and suspended platform 341 is moving up with asuspended platform structural velocity 331 and rotating with an angularstructural velocity 323 while a passenger vehicle 301 is moving over andacross rotating and suspended platform 341 with a vehicular velocity321. Passenger vehicle 301 carrying a passenger 309 is in a secondaryenvironment 319 and is moving over a ride path 305 and through anenclosing structure 315 (shown as transparent). Enclosing structure 315has a shape of a tubular passageway that connects to rotating andsuspended platform 341 and is therefore moving with the same velocitiesof suspended platform structural velocity 331 and angular structuralvelocity 323. Enclosing structure 315 has multiple of a movable door 325(shown as transparent) on the ends of the tubular passageway shape.Multiple of movable door 325 opens and closes at edges of rotating andsuspended platform 341 where ride track 305 connects and disconnects torotating and suspended platform 341 as a connecting and disconnectingride track. Secondary environment 319 is the environment insideenclosing structure 315. A primary environment 317 is located externalto secondary environment 319. Movable door 325 that passenger vehicle301 previously passed through is closed to visually encapsulatepassenger 309 of passenger vehicle 301 inside enclosing structure 315.Rotating and suspended platform 341 has capability to rotate around acentral axis 313 and is rotating around central axis 313 with angularvelocity 323. Multiple of a platform cable 337 are attached to rotatingand suspended platform 341 and aid in lifting rotating and suspendedplatform 341. A perceived final destination P is identified as an areawhere riders of passenger vehicle 301 are anticipating is their finaldestination based upon their perceived motion through the motion ride.An actual final destination A is identified as an area where riders ofpassenger vehicle 301 actually arrive in contrast to their perceivedmotion through the motion ride. The embodiments presented in the currentinvention highlight the broad application of the method of the currentinvention across a wide spectrum of apparatus and emphasizes to thereader that the current invention is only limited by its claims.

FIG. 50 shows the use of a platform rotating motor 339 for rotating arotating platform 311. The bottom of a ride track 305 can be seen asrotating platform 311 rotates with an angular structural velocity 323 byuse of platform rotating motor 339. It should be noted that angularaccelerations created by platform rotating motor 339 should not be highenough to be greatly noticed, or entirely negligible to be noticed, byriders. This requires predetermined calculations of accelerations,velocities, positions, and displacements for any riders during a motionride that is using the method of the current invention with supportingapparatus. Platform rotating motor 339 is only one type of mechanism,among many possibilities, for rotating platforms of apparatus as foundin the first embodiment, second embodiment, third embodiment, and sixthembodiment of the current invention.

FIG. 51 shows the use of a platform shifting motor 345 for shifting ashifting platform 333. The bottom of a ride track 305 can be seen asshifting platform 333 moves in a shifting motion with a shiftingplatform structural velocity 329 by use of platform shifting motor 345.It should be noted that angular accelerations created by platformshifting motor 345 should not be high enough to be greatly noticed, orentirely negligible to be noticed, by riders. This requirespredetermined calculations of accelerations, velocities, positions, anddisplacements for any riders during a motion ride that is using themethod of the current invention with supporting apparatus. Platformshifting motor 345 is one type of mechanism, among many possibilities,for moving platforms of apparatus as found in the fourth embodiment ofthe current invention.

FIG. 52 is a flowchart of the four step method of the current inventionfor creating an illusion of teleportation on multiple riders in a ridevehicle and moving through a motion ride. Removal of any one of the foursteps would void the effect of the current invention of creating anillusion of teleportation on riders of this type of motion ride. A firststep of the method of the current invention 401 , a second step of themethod of the current invention 403 , a third step of the method of thecurrent invention 405, and a fourth step of the method of the currentinvention 407 are shown.

Conclusion

The current invention is a four step method and apparatus for a motionride that creates an illusion of teleportation on a multiple ofpassengers in a passenger vehicle of the motion ride. Multipleembodiments of diverse type and use of apparatus are presented forcompleting the four steps of the method. The four step method is themost unique part of the current invention. This is in comparison to theuse of apparatus like the passenger vehicle and the enclosing structurewhich can be varied, as discussed previously in the six embodiments ofthe current invention.

All six embodiments of the current invention use movable doors in thethird of four steps of the method of the current invention for visuallyenclosing riders inside the enclosing structure. There are other ways tovisually enclose riders during the third step including, but not limitedto, providing a passenger vehicle with a predetermined shape and sizethat prevents riders from looking back into the primary environment.Because platforms are moving during the third step, however, it ispreferred to use movable doors not only for ensuring that the passengervehicle is visually enclosed from the primary environment but also forsafety. If a passenger or ride operator wandered near an open doorway ofthe enclosing structure during platform motion there could be a risk totheir safety.

Ride paths of the ride tracks on all six embodiments of the currentinvention are all generally linear throughout the enclosing structure.It is recommended that ride paths or passenger vehicle displacements aregenerally linear throughout the enclosing structure so that riders areaware of their position relative to the primary environment. This isimportant as riders are only aware of their motion through the enclosingstructure and not the motion of the enclosing structure itself. Thishelps creates the separation between the perceived final destination andthe actual final destination. There is much flexibility in the methodfor paths to be varied, but users of the current invention will have tobe sure those path constructions and vehicle displacements preserve thisseparation.

It was stated previously that the first step, second step, and thirdstep of the method of the current invention are generally the sameacross all embodiments but with minor existing differences. Of thesedifferences that were presented in this publication, one of particularimportance is in the fourth step of the method. It should not escape thereader's attention that having the primary environment in the field ofvision of the multiple of passengers of the passenger vehicle in thefourth step of the method could occur by different mechanisms. In thispublication it occurred by simply moving the passenger vehicle into avisible primary environment, as well as by first moving the passengervehicle into a non-visible primary environment and then making thatprimary environment visible (for example, having the lights low in theprimary environment when entering so that it is not visible and thenincreasing the light intensity so that the primary environment becomesilluminated and visible to passengers). The important effect in thefourth step of the method is for the primary environment to at somepoint during the fourth step be in the field of vision of thepassengers.

It should also be noted that the velocity of the passenger vehicle andthe velocity of the enclosing structure during the third step of themethod of the current invention can both vary greatly during the motionride. The important distinction made in the claims and the examples ofthe current invention is that these two velocities vary at least oncefrom one another during a period of time in the third step of the methodso that separation of perceived fmal destination and actual finaldestination can occur. This also highlights the importance of the effectof separating perceived final destination and actual final destinationand that such separation can vary greatly, as shown in the claims andthe examples of the current invention, for horizontal, vertical, andcombinations of horizontal and vertical displacements, for short or longlengths of displacements, and for short or long periods of time forpassenger vehicles. It would then depend on the user of the currentinvention and their required needs for a predetermined intensity ofeffect of the current invention of creating an illusion of teleportationby predetermined accelerations, velocities, positions, and displacementsof both the passenger vehicle and the enclosing structure.

It should further be noted that while all embodiments used a connectingand disconnecting ride track for moving the passenger vehicle into,through, and out of the enclosing structure, there are otherpossibilities. There are motion rides that don't use ride tracks (forexample, motion rides that use automated guided vehicles) and there arepassenger vehicles that move on ride tracks that are not connected tothe ground (for example, ride tracks that are elevated for inverted ridetracks for passenger vehicles). Any of these mechanisms can be used ascovered in the claims of the current invention and it is left to thepreference of the user for how they desire to move passengers through amotion ride.

There are several possible ways to complete the four steps of the methodof the current invention, as covered in the scope of the claims, forvarying size, shape, and motion of the enclosing structure, manner forvisually enclosing riders in the enclosing structure, and manner formoving the enclosing structure and riders during varying steps of themotion ride. Accordingly, the reader will see that the six embodiments,as presented in this publication, confirm the unique and effectivemethod of the current invention for creating an exciting and intenseride effect of an illusion of teleportation ride event. Furthermore,while these embodiments use common apparatus found among modern motionrides, the four step method of the current invention is not exclusive tothese apparatus. Other apparatus may be envisioned for operating thefour step method as covered in the scope of the claims of the currentinvention. Thus the scope of the embodiments should be determined by theappended claims and their legal equivalents, rather than by the examplesgiven.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for creating an illusion ofteleportation on at least one of a passenger within a passenger vehiclecomprising the steps of: moving said passenger vehicle carrying leastone of said passenger on a ride track and through a primary environment,said primary environment in the field of vision of least one of saidpassenger and said primary environment being an environment external toand surrounding a secondary environment; moving said passenger vehiclecarrying least one of said passenger on said ride track and out of saidprimary environment and into an opaque enclosing structure by access ofat least one of multiple of an opaque movable door of said enclosingstructure, said secondary environment being the environment inside ofsaid enclosing structure; moving said enclosing structure by at leastone of a movable platform coupled to said enclosing structure for apredetermined amount of time with at least one of a predeterminedstructural velocity while said passenger vehicle carrying least one ofsaid passenger is on said ride track and has at least one of apredetermined vehicular velocity not equal to least one of saidpredetermined structural velocity during said predetermined amount oftime, said primary environment not in the field of vision of least oneof said passenger and said secondary environment in the field of visionof least one of said passenger; and moving said passenger vehiclecarrying least one of said passenger on said ride track and out of saidsecondary environment and into said primary environment by access of atleast one of multiple of said movable door of said enclosing structure,said primary environment in the field of vision of least one of saidpassenger.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said passenger vehicle is aride vehicle.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said enclosing structureis a movable passageway of a preconfigured shape and size with at leastone capability of motion in a linear direction.
 4. The method of claim1, wherein said enclosing structure is a rotatable passageway of apreconfigured shape and size with at least one capability of motion inan angular direction around a central axis of rotation of said enclosingstructure.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said ride track is aconnecting and disconnecting ride track.
 6. The method of claim 1,wherein least one of said movable platform is at least one of a rotatingplatform.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein least one of said movableplatform is at least one of a shifting platform.
 8. The method of claim1, wherein least one of said movable platform is at least one of asuspended platform.
 9. The method of claim 1, wherein moving saidenclosing structure by least one of said movable platform furtherincludes moving said enclosing structure by a combination of least oneof said movable platform selected from a group consisting of a rotatingplatform, a shifting platform, and a suspended platform.
 10. A methodfor creating an illusion of teleportation on at least one of a passengerwithin a passenger vehicle comprising the steps of: moving saidpassenger vehicle carrying least one of said passenger by first meansthrough a primary environment, said primary environment in the field ofvision of least one of said passenger and said primary environment beingan environment external to and surrounding a secondary environment;moving said passenger vehicle carrying least one of said passenger bysaid first means out of said primary environment and into an opaqueenclosing structure by access of at least one of multiple of an opaquemovable door of said enclosing structure, said secondary environmentbeing the environment inside of said enclosing structure; moving saidenclosing structure by second means for a predetermined amount of timewith at least one of a predetermined structural velocity while saidpassenger vehicle carrying least one of said passenger by said firstmeans has at least one of a predetermined vehicular velocity not equalto least one of said predetermined structural velocity during saidpredetermined amount of time, said primary environment not in the fieldof vision of least one of said passenger and said secondary environmentin the field of vision of least one of said passenger; and moving saidpassenger vehicle carrying least one of said passenger by said firstmeans out of said secondary environment and into said primaryenvironment by access of at least one of multiple of said movable doorof said enclosing structure, said primary environment in the field ofvision of least one of said passenger.
 11. The method of claim 10,wherein said passenger vehicle is a ride vehicle.
 12. The method ofclaim 10, wherein said enclosing structure is a movable passageway of apreconfigured shape and size with at least one capability of motion in alinear direction.
 13. The method of claim 10, wherein said enclosingstructure is a rotatable passageway of a preconfigured shape and sizewith at least one capability of motion in an angular direction around acentral axis of rotation of said enclosing structure.
 14. The method ofclaim 10, wherein said first means is a connecting and disconnectingride track.
 15. The method of claim 10, wherein said second means is arotating platform.
 16. The method of claim 10, wherein said second meansis a shifting platform.
 17. The method of claim 10, wherein said secondmeans is a suspended platform.
 18. The method of claim 10, wherein saidsecond means is a combination of movable platforms selected from a groupconsisting of a rotating platform, a shifting platform, and a suspendedplatform.
 19. A machine for creating an illusion of teleportation on atleast one of a passenger of a motion ride comprising: a passengervehicle; a connecting and disconnecting ride track with a fraction oftrack of predetermined sections coupled to the top of a movableplatform, the connecting and disconnecting areas of said connecting anddisconnecting ride track overlapping predetermined portions of edges ofsaid movable platform; and an opaque enclosing structure with multipleof an opaque movable door, said enclosing structure connected on top ofsaid movable platform and multiple of said movable door overlapping theconnecting and disconnecting areas of said connecting and disconnectingride track overlapping predetermined portions of edges of said movableplatform; whereby said enclosing structure defines the physical boundarybetween an external environment to said enclosing structure of a primaryenvironment and an internal environment surrounded by said enclosingstructure of a secondary environment; and whereby said passenger vehiclecan move on said connecting and disconnecting ride track and into,through, and out of said enclosing structure by access of at least oneof multiple of said movable door and said passenger vehicle becometemporarily visually enclosed inside said enclosing structure by closingof at least one of multiple of said movable door during simultaneousmotion of said passenger vehicle and motion of said enclosing structureby said movable platform as said passenger vehicle has at least one of apredetermined vehicular velocity and said enclosing structure has atleast one of a predetermined structural velocity during a predeterminedamount of time.
 20. The machine of claim 19, wherein said machinecreates an illusion of teleportation on least one of said passenger by amethod comprising the steps of: moving said passenger vehicle carryingleast one of said passenger on said connecting and disconnecting ridetrack and through said primary environment, said primary environment inthe field of vision of least one of said passenger; moving saidpassenger vehicle carrying least one of said passenger on saidconnecting and disconnecting ride track and out of said primaryenvironment and into said enclosing structure by access of at least oneof multiple of said movable door of said enclosing structure; movingsaid enclosing structure by said movable platform coupled to saidenclosing structure for a predetermined amount of time with least one ofsaid predetermined structural velocity while said passenger vehiclecarrying least one of said passenger is on said connecting anddisconnecting ride track and has least one of said predeterminedvehicular velocity not equal to least one of said predeterminedstructural velocity during said predetermined amount of time, saidprimary environment not in the field of vision of least one of saidpassenger and secondary environment in the field of vision of least oneof said passenger; and moving said passenger vehicle carrying least oneof said passenger on said connecting and disconnecting ride track andout of said secondary environment and into said primary environment byaccess of at least one of multiple of said movable door of saidenclosing structure, said primary environment in the field of vision ofleast one of said passenger.